Julie Murphy - Person-Centred Counsellor, Registered MBACP, MCOSCA

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications

• Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 - CrossReach. Post Qualifying Certificate in Counselling Children & Young People.
• Aug 2010 – May 2011 - Motherwell College. HNC in Counselling.
• Oct 2012 – May 2014 - Strathclyde University. Post Graduate Diploma in Person-Centered Counselling.

Experience

I have worked in a variety of settings outwith my private practice. My most recent role was working for a charity that specialised in working with survivors of abuse which ranged from physical, sexual, domestic, mental and neglect from the past or present. I also worked with family members of survivors of abuse.

I was in this role from Jan 2015-March 2019. I was based in various prisons working with males, females, and female young offenders.

In the years prior to this I have worked for other charities specialising in areas but not limited to

• Mild to moderate mental health issues such as anxiety, stress, loss & bereavement, relationship breakdowns including separation, betrayal, affairs and divorce, anger management, PTSD, gender dysphoria and sexuality.
• Moderate to severe mental health issues including psychosis, dissociation, self harm,  and hearing voices.
• Various other charities which specialise in working with survivors of sexual abuse and violence.

This experience was gained in various settings

• July 2017-Present, Wishaw Counselling Service, Counsellor/Psychotherapist
• Jan 2015-Mar 2019, Open Secret, Prison Development Worker/Counsellor/Psychotherapist
• Oct 2012-May 2015, Time and Space, Counsellor/Psychotherapist
• July 2013-Mar 2015, SAMH, Time Limited Counsellor/Solution Focused
• Aug 2010-Oct 2013, Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre, Support worker, Counsellor on leaving
• Nov 2013-Oct 2013, First Step Counselling Service, Counsellor
• Aug 2010-May 2011, The Wynd, Counsellor

I also worked as a Support Worker within a relief youth care setting and another charity that supports visually impaired Clients.

Professional & Personal Development Programmes

• April 2018 BACP, Julia Samuel – Grief works: Stories of life, death and surviving.
• April 2018 Greenwood Events, Counselling Couples and Families: A Person-Centred Approach with Charles O’Leary 2 day workshop.
• April 2018 BACP, Working with critical incidents. Prepared not scared; are you ready to respond? 1 day workshop.
• November 2017 - Open Secret, Wellbeing Matters. A Conference Exploring Adverse Life Experiences and the Impact on Wellbeing, 1 day conference.
• June 2017 - Scottish Trans Alliance. Clinical Forum, Sex Offender Practitioner, 1 day course.
• August 2016 - Compassion Focused Therapy, 1 day course.
• January 2016 - Child Protection Training, 1 day course.
• November 2015 - Crisis and Aggression Limitation and Management, 4 day course.
• June 2015 - Bluebell PND Service. Understanding Ante/Postnatal Depression/Anxiety, 1 day course.
• March 2015 - Strathclyde University. Non-Directive Play Therapy in Action, 2 day course.
• February 2015 - Ron Coleman, & David Campbell. Reclaiming our lives: Working with Males who have experienced sexual abuse, 1 day course.
• September 2014 - David Murphy. Trauma and the Therapeutic Relationship, 1 day course.
• Jan 2012 - Motherwell College. National Unit in Clinical Psychology, 3 month course.
• Sept 2010 - Motherwell College. Scottish Mental Health First Aid, 1 month course.
• Jan 2010 - Motherwell College Introduction to Counselling, 3 month course.

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Reintegration after imprisonment

Pet bereavement

Further information

Survivors of abuse

Ranging from physical, sexual, domestic, mental and neglect. I also work with family members of survivors of abuse.

Clients who come to get help to work through various and multiple traumas and losses

Counselling can be their first step to dealing with their problems and traumas in a safe environment at their own pace.

Mild to moderate mental health issues

Such as anxiety, stress, loss and bereavement, relationship breakdowns including separation, betrayal, affairs & divorce, anger management, PTSD, gender dysphoria and sexuality.

Moderate to severe mental health issues

Including psychosis, dissociation, self-harm, and hearing voices.

Reintegration to the outside world

I worked in a prison setting for 4 years so I understand how difficult it can be for people prior to release. I supported my clients through their fears and concerns regarding fitting back into society, fears of relapsing or reoffending, readjusting to their world and relationships that may have changed dramatically and having to make choices and being held accountable again.